Melt the butter in before you add the cream or milk. The fat will coat the starch in the potatoes and help create fluffier, creamier spuds.

My mother-in-law uses skim milk and margarine.

The secret is having ANYBODY ELSE make them. :#

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But she makes them from scratch, so they're runny AND lumpy.

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This makes me hurt. Kinda like my FiL. He does a full turkey spread with all the fixins... and powdered, just add water gravy.

You ain't ****ing kidding!

Stuffed my face at a local Golf Club-the food this year was FANTASTIC with the Dijon Crusted Pork Loin being one of the best pieces of pork I've ever had! The shrimp were gigantic-quite the oxymoron....:D

Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!

Smoked turkey came out completely awful. Just didn't work. Not sure where I went wrong. Gonna have to regroup and try this one again.

My duck didn't turn out great. Or it was awesome and I'm just not a duck fan...

Sorry, dude. Hopefully everything else turned out good.

Food, lots of it.

How'd you prep/cook it? Not trying to bust balls, I'm just curious.

Brined for an hour per pound. Rubbed it this morning before putting it in the smoker. My problem was temperature, I think. My thermostat is on its way out on my smoker I believe. I don't think it was reading correctly.

I also had trouble keeping a steady temp on an unusually cold Louisiana morning. Started smoking at 6:30 am, and it finally just got to internal temperature about an hour ago. Somehow though, the outside was charred and almost inedible.

I've never smoked something that big. I mainly stick to ribs. I've done brisket a few times. But never turkey. Inexperience probably killed me.

Also, is there a such thing as too much smoke?

Since it is just me I am crock potting a cornish hen.

Seasoning:

Smoked paprika
Basil
Oregano
Garlic powder
Smoked Black Pepper
Sea salt
Lemon juice

Combine spices, add juice of one lemon. Set hen on top of balls of aluminum foil to lift out of rendered liquids. Stuff cavity with lemon. Cook on low 8 hours. Probably add some steamed veggies and a baked potato.

I may have spoke too soon about it being completely awful. There is some good meat inside of this thing. I just believe I can do way better.